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  1. 1. The Gendered Envisionments Of Reading The Poet X : Understanding Students' Meaning Making in Swedish EFL Classrooms

    University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

    Author : Marcus Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : The Poet X; Elizabeth Acevedo; Reader response; Gendered reading; Envisionment; EFL education; Upper secondary school.;

    Abstract : This essay applies theories from gender studies and reader response to Elizabeth Acevedo’s The Poet X (2018). The essay discusses diversity in meaning making by investigating differences in creating envisionments. The aim is to unmask the differences in reading to improve and direct teaching practices in EFL classrooms. READ MORE

  3. 2. Attitudes Toward Homosexuality : A Quantitative Study of Evaluative Adjectives in Digital Newspaper Articles

    University essay from Högskolan i Gävle/Avdelningen för humaniora

    Author : Jonna Sköld; [2022]
    Keywords : Adjectives; evaluative adjectives; heteronormativity; hegemonic values; masculinity; gender studies; heterosexuality; homosexuality;

    Abstract : In this study, societal attitudes toward sexual minorities are investigated through analyzing journalists’ use of evaluative adjectives in newspaper articles regarding famous homosexual couples compared to famous heterosexual couples. In this study, differences in attitudes between male and female journalists are also investigated. READ MORE

  4. 3. Vocabulary Use in Swedish Male and Female EFL Students’ Writing

    University essay from Mittuniversitetet/Institutionen för humaniora och samhällsvetenskap

    Author : Olle Andersson; [2021]
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    Abstract : This study set out to investigate how male and female vocabulary skills differ in terms of frequency level and CEFR level. It was hypothesised that the female students would outperform the males both in terms of how wide and advanced their vocabulary is. READ MORE

  5. 4. SCHOOL MATERIAL RESOURCES AND STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Linda Gogliotti; [2020-09-10]
    Keywords : PISA 2018; United Arab Emirates educational system; reading achievement; school material resources; Ecological Systems Theory;

    Abstract : Aim: This study aimed to 1) identify differences in overall student reading achievement in the UAE based on student gender, 2) determine if there is school material resource inequity in the UAE based on school location or school type, and 3) measure the effects of school material resources on student reading achievement in the UAE while controlling for other variables. Theory: The theoretical framework used for this study is Bronfenbrenner’s Ecological Systems Theory including the Process-Person-Context-Time model. READ MORE

  6. 5. Where do Swedish Senior High School students learn most of the English that they know? : Swedish Senior High School students’ beliefs about learning English outside the classroom versus inside the classroom

    University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Engelska

    Author : Anna Steyn; [2019]
    Keywords : Extramural English; second language acquisition; gender and language learning; out-of-school learning;

    Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate Swedish senior high school students’ Extramural English (EE) activities and their beliefs about learning English inside and outside of the classroom. EE is defined as English language activities that learners are engaged in outside the classroom, and includes activities such as listening to music, reading, writing, speaking, surfing the Internet, playing computer games, watching TV, YouTube and movies (Sundqvist, 2009, p. READ MORE